Go­ing like a rocket

A 3-se­ries BMW hy­brid is both green and pow­er­ful, writes Peter Barn­well

WE turn the spot­light on the car world’s new­est and bright­est stars as we ask the ques­tions to which you want the an­swers.

What is it?

This is the 3-Se­ries BMW hy­brid for want of a bet­ter term. This car is a high-per­for­mance sedan of­fer­ing su­per fuel econ­omy. It’s also crammed with lux­ury kit. Shop it against the 335i – you will be really sur­prised.

How much?

Goes for $97,700 but there are plenty of op­tions to hike that as well as four op­tion packs, Sportline, Mod­ern, Lux­ury andMS­port.

What are com­peti­tors?

Not many really. Benz has some BlueEfficiency models but none goes as far as the Bim­mer Ac­tiveHy­brid. Same from Audi, though they do have some fuel-econ­omy kings.